Eyal Landesman Explained
Eyal Landesman |
Birth Date: | 1970 |
Birth Place: | Haifa, Israel |
Nationality: | Israeli |
Field: | Photography, Motion Art |
Awards: | Local Testimony. First Prize in Art and Culture category |
Eyal Landesman is an Israeli artist and social activist, known for being co-founder and artistic director of International Photography Festival as well as founder and director of a non-profit organization .[1] [2]
Biography
Eyal Landesman was born in Haifa in the 1970. He graduated from Wizo School of Art and Design in Haifa, where he studied graphic design.[3]
Career
His was a photographer for video clip "Her Morning Elegance", directed by Oren Lavie, which was nominated for the Grammy award in 2010.[4] The clip was also screened at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, Los Angeles Film Festival, Contemporary Film Festival at the Pompidou Centre and SXSW.[5] In 2006 archive of Landesman works had been purchased by Harvard University.[6] Landesman was one of the judges in British Council competition "EnGENDERed" and "Fresh Paint" art festival in 2017.[7] [8] In 2018 Landesman was chosen as one of the experts for portfolio review at Rencontres d'Arles and Athens Photo Festival.[9] [10] Landesman became nominator for the international Prix Pictet in 2016.[11]
Landesman is known for being drawn to the exploration of the borders between imagination, illusion and documentary work through photography. Throughout his career, he has investigated these borders via diverse technological and cultural platforms, beginning with theatre, both out front and behind the scenes. Later, he expanded his interest in search of the borders of conventional photography both in time and space in images created with the use of diverse technologies and presentation forms. These include zooming and projection of the captured image, using public or darkened spaces or using stop motion technology.[12]
Exhibitions
Eyal Landesman participated in group and solo exhibitions around the world and in Israel.
Solo
Group
Curatorship
- 2008 "The Israel Trail" Mane Katz Gallery. Tel Aviv
- 2016 "Broken Dreams" by Antonin Kratochvil. Tel Aviv.[17]
- 2017 "Broken Countries" by Paolo Pellegrin. International Photography Festival, Tel Aviv.
- 2022 "Call for Action", in collaboaration with Ya’ara Raz Haklai. Photo:Israel 2022, Tel Aviv.[18]
Awards
Collections
Eyal Landesman works are in permanent collection of Harvard University library.[20]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Our team . photoisrael.org . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: פסטיבל הצילום הבינלאומי יתמקד בנושא ״מרחב מוגן״ . prtfl.co.il . 17 March 2016 . 2019-02-06.
- Web site: Interview with Eyal Landesman . Lum . Jessica . petapixel.com . 4 February 2010 . 2018-02-14.
- News: It was made up of a sequence of photographs taken by Eyal Landesman . Barnea . Or . 2009-05-12 . Ynetnews . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: The Creators of the Grammy Nominated Her Morning Elegance Launch the First Global Excision Art Project . Art Daily . 2019-02-17.
- Web site: Eyal Landesman . 2018-02-14.
- Web site: EnGENDERed: Meet the judges . britishcouncil.org.il . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: We Thank our new Selection Panel Members- 2017 . freshpaint.co.il . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: Eyal Landesman . 2018-07-09.
- Web site: Athens Photo Festival Portfolio Reviews . photofestival.gr . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: Eyal Landesman . Prix Pictet . 2019-06-11.
- Web site: אייל לנדסמן: האתגר הגדול הוא להצליח לעניין אותי, את האוצר ואת כל הקהל . prtfl.co.il . 11 November 2018 . 2019-04-27.
- Web site: פורטרטים של שחקני תיאטרון וקולנוע ישראלים בתערוכה של הצלם אייל לנדסמן . 2001-10-01 . Ynet.co.il . 2019-04-27.
- News: אירועי "יוצרים בדגש" חוזרים לשנה שלישית . Yudlovitcz . Meyrav . 2016-12-01 . Ynet . 2019-06-11.
- Web site: Acre Theatre Festival Kicks Off, Two Months Late . Shohat . Zipi . 2008-12-23 . The Haaretz . 2019-02-17.
- Web site: 2011 List of presenting photographers for Local Testimony . Edut Mekomit/Local Testimony . 2019-02-17.
- Web site: Photo Exhibition Broken Dreams of Antonin Kratochvil at the International photography festival . 2019-01-13.
- Web site: Call for Action . photoisrael.org .
- Web site: אייל לנדסמן / צלם עצמאי . 2004-10-10 . Local Testimony/Edut Mekomit . 2019-02-17.
- Web site: The Judaica Collection's many digital materials document the life and culture of the Jewish people, with particular focus on life and culture in Israel. . library.harvard.edu . 2019-01-13.